Brisbane Broncos young gun Jordan Riki is taking steps towards securing a spot in the Broncos' starting backrow.

The 21-year-old impressed in five games last season and is potentially in line for a chance to fill the void left by David Fifita.

Veteran backrower Alex Glen told Chris Honnery from the Courier Mail that he believed Riki could become a stater in 2021 and has the potential to be a future star.

โ€œHeโ€™s a big chance of playing many games this year and heโ€™s going to be a big star in the game in the future," Glenn told the Courier Mail.

โ€œThe way he has been training and performing has been up at another level.

โ€œHeโ€™s in great shape and a very fit boy.โ€

The towering 190cm youngster made his debut against the Raiders in Round 14 last season and made his starting debut in the second row in Round 20 against North Queensland.